"He slowed down, not wanting to jostle Anna in the back of the truck." Define the word "jostle"; Why didn't Dennis want to jostle Anna?
scramble, shove, push; (you decide)
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"Jeremiah rifled through the stash of items he had grabbed" [from the gas station]. Describe what he did.
Looked/rummaged through
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What does the following sentence mean?..."The wound on her leg stood out angrily against her pale skin."
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"The woods were sparse enough that he had managed to inch the truck through." Define the word "sparse".
thin, scant, not thick or dense
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Mac and Dennis decided to set up camp "where a thick tree line rose up not far from the road. Whether the seclusion it offered was inviting or ominous, nobody could decide." Define the words SECLUSION and OMINOUS.
"Dennis shuddered, then seemed to steel himself." Define the words "shuddered" and "steel". How are these words related?
Shudder: shiver, tremble; Steel: to make rigid, harden
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"He (Mac) looked at Dennis, whose furrowed brow suggested that he was having the same thoughts." Demonstrate a furrowed brow.
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"...her voice was ragged and breathless." Define "ragged" as used in this sentence.
fragmented, rough
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"Anna stood up, still shaky, and clambered out from the back of the truck." Define the word "clambered".
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty
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Define the word "glance".
to look quickly, briefly; peek
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Describe the meaning of this sentence: "Anxiety gnawed at his stomach."
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"He [Mac] led her to a rock where she could sit while he attended to her leg." Define the word "attended" as it's used in this sentence. How else might this word be used?.